| Summary: | Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- 1. Risk and Needs Assessment and Effective Juvenile Justice Practice -- The Scope of JRNA -- Reaching Conclusions -- Understudied Aspects of Juvenile Risk and Needs Assessment -- A Settled Research Area? -- Labels, Judgment, and Assessment of Youths -- Research, Technology, and Fairness in JRNA Usage -- A More Complete Consideration of JRNA -- 2. Contemporary Juvenile Risk and Needs Assessment -- JRNA Terminology -- A Brief History of JRNA -- Generations of Criminogenic Risk and Needs Assessment Instruments -- JRNA Process -- The Various Functions of JRNA -- Case Decisions and Performance -- Agency Decisions and Optimal Performance -- Studies of JRNA Performance -- JRNA Validity Across Youth Subgroups -- Summary of JRNA Predictive Validity Studies -- The Limitations of JRNA Research -- Chapter Summary -- 3. Logic and Use of JRNA -- Risk, Needs, and Responsivity -- JRNA Logic Model -- Inputs -- Activities -- Outputs -- Outcomes -- External Factors Influencing the Use of JRNA -- Chapter Summary -- 4. Implementation and Practice of Juvenile Risk and Needs Assessment -- The Implementation Environment Surrounding JRNA -- Outer Implementation Context: Public Infrastructure and JRNA Implementation -- Inner Implementation Context: Agency and Staff Characteristics -- Implementation Frameworks and JRNA -- Variability in JRNA Implementation -- JRNA as an Innovation -- Key Implementation Components and JRNA -- Considering Context and Assessing Readiness for Change -- Selecting Appropriate Tools -- Rollout Processes, Staff Buy-In, and JRNA -- Impact of Staff Attitudes and Buy-In -- Staff Experience and Skills -- Promoting User Confidence and Efficacy -- Training and Engagement with Key Personnel.
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